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A council has apologised for issuing fines to cars after lifting them up to paint yellow lines underneath.
The contractors painted the new lines in Blackthorn Close at the request of residents, the council said. But soon after the cars were lowered, the authority's parking enforcement contractors issued them with tickets.
They said it was "an unfortunate coincidence" parking enforcement contractors were in the area shortly after the yellow lines were painted. "We entirely accept they have been issued in error," they added.